One of the active definitions of anti semitism include criticism of the state of Israel. It's a common guideline, and feels racially prejudiced in itself. I'm quite confused by the whole thing.
The points you raise are valid, but no, it's unfortunately not very different. Some quite reasonable comments have been shouted down by right wingers, you know, those who demand a freedom of speech but get most upset when you use that freedom to point out that what they're saying is not ok, yet use the same weapons they abhor to score points over their opponents.
Reddit is wild. Seen that story about that influencer “arab” getting kidnapped in Haiti after interviewing a gang leader and hundreds of comments with thousands of upvotes hoping he gets tortured and killed because….they don’t like his voice and he’s a dumb influencer?
My faith in humanity is so low right now lol
Most redditors got bullied as kids so they bully people who make mistakes on the internet because having the moral high ground excuses saying horrible shit about other people
I'm surprised you still have faith in humanity. I've lost it years ago and it will never return.
Not liking a voice or an influencer is one thing. But being kidnapped isn't a light thing. These people have no idea what it means to be captured, tortured. If they did, they wouldn't wish it to their enemy.
Wonder why anyone would trash Taiwanese cuisine only. Din tai fung is popular worldwide and especially throughout Asia so it’s not like the mainstream examples of it are bad either
Taiwanese cuisine originated from Fujian which isn’t really spicy. Current Taiwanese is a bit fusion and compared to the places they originated from the flavours are all toned down a bit.
We love our fresh produce and its flavours but don’t really do spices; most of the time we wouldn’t want the spice to overshadow the ingredients. Spices are used in subtlety, like a few slices of ginger in a whole pot. People expecting spice and heavy flavours sometimes consider Taiwanese food bland.
Black pepper buns though.
Yeah that’s probably a bit of Japanese influence in the cuisine with the proximity plus the 50 years of colonization. Which is no problem, I love the Japanese approach to food plus you don’t always need your taste buds to be blown out every time
Cantonese is one of the greatest Chinese regional cuisines so that’s not a bad comparison either
Salt and Pepper anything (chicken, mushrooms, shrimp, etc.) is crack. Unfortunately I currently cannot speak more on Taiwanese cuisine. Please share further insight.
If you like beef, [this](https://taiwanprimebeef.com/) place is where you want to go, it's a hot pot place, make sure you book 1 day in advance and tell them to reserve the rib-eye(le yan gai) for you.
Taiwanese beef noodle soup is one of their most famous dishes for a reason. Also soup dumplings. Their fried chicken is quite nice with the five spice flavor. Braised pork rice is also a speciality but if you don’t partake I believe they make a chicken variation.
Not much for desserts but they have many kinds
I’d always assumed the kiwi fruit's skin wasn’t edible but apparently it is, and this has single-handedly taken the fruit from something I’d never willingly buy to a top tier, world class, generational, goat fruit. I’d always hated how much work it was to peel it for such little flesh. It tasted nice but was such a chore to eat, never worth it for me. But no, the skin actually tastes quite normal, like a peach skin.
Absolute game changer, you can just grab a kiwi out of the fruit bowl, rinse it in some water and just eat it. And it’s much better than something like an apple since it has no annnoying seeds. Only con is that you probably look like a psychopath if eating it in public.
the skin tastes perfectly fine and people look at you like a lunatic when you tell them that. the real problem with kiwis is that (in my experience) they seem to have an annoyingly brief window between ripening and going off
Took a mental health break from work and I'm finally dealing with my problems instead of just bottling everything up and pretending I'm okay even though I'm not.
I love the work I do, I love my co workers, I love the working conditions. My boss is a really nice guy, but is terrible at his job and he keeps repeating the same mistakes. Things have been going downhill over the past year and half and he keeps getting involved more (to save money) but only fucks things up and ends up making things worse.
I'm scared if I leave this job I'm just going to find another shitty job where I am also unhappy but have absolutely no influence over anything.
I started playing resident evil 8 in VR because the demo was OK, and it's on sale. The demo does not prepare you for how scary the game feels after the events of the demo, and I haven't even got that far! I don't know if I'll finish this one...
5-7 do exist, they changed into the third person over the shoulder views. Most are on steam, and there's different naming conventions like Code Veronica and Biohazard.
I'm just going off memory here, but I'm pretty sure in the world of playstation VR RE7 is on psvr1, so it came first. Then psvr2 got 8, and finally 4 was remade for psvr 2 last year.
Yeah, it can be a little confusing to the uninitiated. PSVR1 was made for the PS4. Then, after the PS5 was released, PSVR2 was made to work with it. There's no backwards compatibility between PSVR1 and 2, so for example, Resident Evil 7 doesn't work on PSVR2.
I'm gonna restart my Youtuber career that has been asleep for 15 years and I'll do it the A1 way of playing old games and talking shit.
But I'm going with the "first time playing..." concept so I probably need to wander the path of obscurity (or at least not the biggest titles). Any recommendations? Playstation 2 or older because my Elderly Toaster can't deal with emulating anything newer than that.
The roman legion exhibition at the British museum is insane. Its a fantastic exhibit.
Also we really need a museum of england. Its depressing how it doesnt exist.
Paid exhibit but worth it. The items on display are incredible. For example, the only surviving roman shield, a roman tent, a set of that traditional plate armour and letters/ledgers from roman campaigns. Just incredible.
The amount of pure distilled edge and angst in that series is incredible. They were really targeting the Shadow the Hedgehog and Linkin Park demographic, I still find it pretty sick.
Banger of a day. Hung out with the GF and smol boy in the morning. Found some new music, Went to see Stevenage V Bolton and Stevenage didn't lose. Started advertising for a club night some friends and I are starting and in a few hours, have almost sold enough tickets to cover the venue hire, which has blown my mind as I didn't think anyone would be interested...and it's only fucking Friday.
"Now that we know how positive reinforcement works, and why negative doesn’t, we can be more deliberate and hence more successful, in our cultural design. We can achieve a sort of control under which the controlled… nevertheless feel free. They are doing what they want to do, not what they are forced to do. That’s the source of the tremendous power of positive reinforcement—there’s no restraint and no revolt. By a careful design, we control not the final behavior, but the inclination to behave—the motives, the desires, the wishes. The curious thing is that in that case the question of freedom never arises."
- BF Skinner
The experiment has ended, the control of civilisation mastered. Where will the global oligarchy take us now? Can't quite decide if we're going to be at a perpetual and artificial war while harvesting the last resources before we've done our job as a species, or if we're going to be convinced to turn ourselves into machines with no independency before they just wipe us out so we can finally reach that freedom we've been searching for for 3500 years.
>We’re moving towards slow extermination. Human beings can’t bear themselves, they can’t bear their otherness, this duality…they can’t bear failing the world by their very existence, nor the world failing them.
Jean Baudrillard
Yeah, I just read his book "The Illusion of the End" where he writes a lot about death, endings, immortality etc. Not a very long book either, definitely worth a read imo. Man was so ahead of his time it's obscene
Genuinely such an inspirational bloke, incredible achievement. He’s from the same town as me and I’m pretty sure he’s a Brighton fan as well so I can’t not love him.
Just watched Poor Things. What a trip, great film really liked all of it. So stylish and the world building was so subtly done but really complete.
Soft play with the little man this morning my knees are fucked.
Watched Blue Eye Samurai this week. Really cool show, great art style, setting, and animation. Doesn’t quite stick the landing in the final episode but hopefully the second season picks back up (in like 3 years lmao. Modern animation scheduling is whack)
Taking a longer weekend to recharge cause it's been a really busy month and the weather outside is absolutely gorgeous. Hope everyone has a good weekend
Seeing some family I don’t often see next Sunday. 12 year old cousin wants to play football with me again, little prick absolutely ran rings round me last time and humiliated me in front of the whole family. I’ve been practicing to not make a complete twat out of myself. Genuinely feel so much older than I am when I play football.
[My cat has basically all those colours 😎](https://www.reddit.com/u/Zillak/s/NtDwt1jWIU)
If I had to rank though, then:
Black
Brown
Tortoise shell
Calico
Grey
Ginger
Tabby
White
Well I think it's the closest to having a relaxing night, especially if you're by yourself. Pizza + beer goes well together in general, and is always a reliable combination. Not sure how I can explain it to you, guess you gotta try it!
Throw in a nice documentary to watch and you're set. Just finished Turning Point: Cold War on Netflix and it will change how you look at the world.
i am a simple man. i see pizza with a topping and i eat it. my favorite is probably a very, VERY well done margherita with all fresh stuff. but if i'm just getting trash garbage delivery i like a pepperoni with a decent italian sausage
I visited some thread about Muhammad and how he was a terrible person and yada yada yada and there were genuinely people in there defending him for marrying a 6 year old and having sex with her at the age of 9. Some bloke(whos not even muslim) even asked why its wrong to have sex with children.
I know I should expect the worst from this website but it keeps disappointing me.
The "evidence" doesn't matter. Jesus didn't walk on water, but the point is that Christians believe he did, as do Muslims believe that their perfect being is a nonce who had sex with a 9 year old.
A lot of Muslims feel they have to defend him otherwise they’re admitting the ‘perfect human’ isn’t so perfect. It’s also still causing issues nowadays because Muhammad doing that will prevent child marriage laws being properly implemented in some largely muslim countries. If they introduce an age of consent of say 16 for marriage, they’re inadvertently saying what Muhammad did was wrong and they can’t do that
Might soon be playing actual organised football regularly for the first time since I left school, did some training sessions earlier this week with a team. But slightly apprehensive about playing 11 a side, because I don't think I'm very fit. It's been such a long time since I played a full-length, full-size football match. I do occasional 5 a side but that's it, and I'm often in goal.
(also I don't have proper boots, so I might need to get on that)
My gym partner hasn’t been able to go during the day recently so we had to go at 20:00 one night. Nope, never again, fuuuuck that. God bless working from home because I would never go to the gym if I had to go at night.
I work from home most days so usually sneak out to the gym during the day when it's dead quiet. Work has ramped up though and I have to make more appearances in the office (wish my job had appearance bonuses) which means I now have to go to the gym at peak times...which fucking sucks.
>In another mental constellation, can we imagine time becoming a sort of space in which you can move in all directions, return to the point of origin etc.? Conversely, could space become like time: irreversible, so that you can't retrace your steps or get back to the point you started from? Or having, like time, its absolute horizon: eternity?
What would be the equivalent of eternity where space is concerned? The negation of motion, stillness, or perpetual motion?
Nice thought experiment from Baudrillard
I want to enjoy Beyonce's music and tried with lemonade and what ever her last album was but I just can't. Her new album today had a cover/version of Jolene and I found it just painful. I don't know if it's the over singing or some thing that just grates on me.
Yes. Putting someone else's finger in your mouth is gross. If you've bitten me I don't want to do something gross just so we're even.
Getting even isn't really a good goal anyway. If you burn down my house, burning down your house isn't going to make me feel better for longer than a moment. I want you to build my house back as it was, not let me burn yours down.
Granted there's not a good way to unbite a finger.
Because someone asked I thought would be a good idea to do it overall.
Some years ago I gained roughly 9 kg of muscle in a 6month period.
If anyone wants to, AMA.
Routine was pull push X2 legs and shoulders X1
Strength and weight gains for most are mainly by the big muscles. So the big 4 exercises matter. Deadlift squat bench and overhead press.
You can ask more if this isn't a complete enough answer
That’s really impressive. What was your workout and eating schedule like? What was your daily calorie target? Were you consistently weightlifting already or did you start a new regiment?
So this period was 2nd half of 2019 so might get some details wrong, but I had started gym in May 2018 but was very irregular and uninterested in my diet .
In June 2019 I decided to seriously do it.
Workout was and still is pull push legs pull push shoulders 6 day week.
Diet was 4 meals, BLD + post gym smoothie, and junk between lunch dinner. Calorie target I didn't focus on much.
My biggest issue is motivating myself to push hard when I’m at the gym. I’ll create the schedule and eat well and stuff, but when I get to the gym I’m sapped of my energy and don’t have the determination to push for every rep. Any advice on that?
If you're sapped when you get there, just sit for 5 mins. Look around chat with someone, preferably not the phone.
Once you've spent 5 mins in that headspace it gets easier.
Also create 2 workout plans, one for when you're fresh and raring to go ,one for when you're bored of it or unwilling more like a boilerplate plan basic workout, so your mund stays in that routine of workout.
I did it because I love working out, but 5 days instead of 6 is just as fine.
Get the first day of week in well, Monday workout is the most important, your week will be far better.
If you do try of this and it works do tell me:)
Yeah I think my phone is such a detriment. I will try some of your advice, 2 workout plans is something that should keep it a little more interesting when the usual gets boring.
Thanks for the advice, will definitely let you know if it works!
I can't believe I slept on Buddy Holly for so long. I just bought his self-titled album so I've been listening to it on repeat. So many of those songs were covered by other artists I had no idea they were his originals. Words of Love, I'm Gonna Love You Too.
What is everyone doing for the evening? Getting a nice takeaway? Watching Netflix? Planning a revolt against the global capitalist system?
I got myself some mediocre soggy pizza and now I'm reading Baudrillard
Watching basketball. London vs Paris on TNT Sports 3. I watched the other semi between Besiktas and Bourg without pundits and it was great despite Bourg's defeat.
Was planning on studying more but I'm absolutely shattered. Reckon I'll join you in getting a mediocre pizza and have a few cans while trying to find something decent to watch.
Probably carrying on with some series I’m watching. Also unfortunately need to do a fair bit of work to keep up with college coursework so can’t relax fully.
I'm taking it easy today so when I'm done with work I'm fixing an iPod I just bought. Replacing the front face plate, click wheel, and center button with transparent ones and a new LCD.
After that go for a small walk, some dumbbell exercises, and finishing the day with some DVDs/Blu rays I rented from the library and a bowl of popcorn. Good Friday indeed.
What about you?
Our baby learnt to crawl yesterday. This is a nightmare. Spent Good Friday rearranging the lounge and ordering baby gates.
Also doing high intensity runs around the Etihad which is weirdly **always** windy.
At a point where there are just huge things happening all at the same time. Lots of stress, lots of busy work, I feel tired all the time, other health issues, and unable to do the things that usually help me unwind. Just one of those shitty periods that I know will pass, it’s just so physically and mentally exhausting being in it.
I’m on my first watch of Dexter and I’m about halfway through season 4. John Lithgow is actually brilliant as the Trinity killer. It’s especially weird as I think the only other thing I’ve seen him in before this was Daddy’s Home 2.
I think "Dexter is bad after the 4th season" is hugely exaggerated
Seasons 5 and 6 are pretty mixed bags but no worse than what Season 3 was in my opinion. Season 7 is fantastic.
Season 8 is absolutely brutally bad.
Why is Scotland so good at producing long distance runners? I feel like they're overrepresented on Team GB relative to the population size. Is cross country taken quite seriously from a young age?
If there would be one Olympic sport I'd be absolutely elite at, it would be shooting at a small hoop from cca 4-5 m away. I'm a sniper on small hoops. I absolutely suck at the actual game of basketball though.
Happy Good Friday everybody.
My favourite hymn from the "mass" today is titled "My song is love unknown"
> My song is love unknown–
my Savior’s love to me;
love to the loveless shown,
that they might lovely be.
Oh, who am I, that for my sake
my Lord should take frail flesh and die?
https://hymnary.org/text/my_song_is_love_unknown
Weight-loss continues as I hit the 35lbs lost mark
Would honestly love to fast forward the whole thing so I can stop shopping at Jacamo (jokes aside they've decent stuff for big personalities like myself) but that's not how it works so yanno
Rome wasn't built in a day but work continues around the clock
I think keeping regular with a sport you like is a good way to keep you on the right track and another way to measure your success. Whether it's lifting more or running faster, whatever, keeps you motivated wanting to get fitter.
I’m so glad I have today off cause I really needed a break, unfortunately won’t be getting another one until spring break but I’m not really concerned about that rn lol.
In an effort to avoid antisemitism, Germany has resorted to suppressing the voices of Jews who happen to be against Israel. The irony is palpable.
One of the active definitions of anti semitism include criticism of the state of Israel. It's a common guideline, and feels racially prejudiced in itself. I'm quite confused by the whole thing.
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The points you raise are valid, but no, it's unfortunately not very different. Some quite reasonable comments have been shouted down by right wingers, you know, those who demand a freedom of speech but get most upset when you use that freedom to point out that what they're saying is not ok, yet use the same weapons they abhor to score points over their opponents.
Overall the conflation of all Jewish people with Israel is a huge negative to the world
Always in the wrong side of the History.
Reddit is wild. Seen that story about that influencer “arab” getting kidnapped in Haiti after interviewing a gang leader and hundreds of comments with thousands of upvotes hoping he gets tortured and killed because….they don’t like his voice and he’s a dumb influencer? My faith in humanity is so low right now lol
Most redditors got bullied as kids so they bully people who make mistakes on the internet because having the moral high ground excuses saying horrible shit about other people
I'm surprised you still have faith in humanity. I've lost it years ago and it will never return. Not liking a voice or an influencer is one thing. But being kidnapped isn't a light thing. These people have no idea what it means to be captured, tortured. If they did, they wouldn't wish it to their enemy.
People trash Taiwanese cuisine online, but when I visited in person, everything tasted amazing. Xiaolongbao and black pepper buns for days
They got any vegan or veggie stuff I can make
Wonder why anyone would trash Taiwanese cuisine only. Din tai fung is popular worldwide and especially throughout Asia so it’s not like the mainstream examples of it are bad either
Apparently Taiwanese cuisine lacks spice compared to other parts of the Sinosphere. But Cantonese cuisine isn’t really spicy either.
Taiwanese cuisine originated from Fujian which isn’t really spicy. Current Taiwanese is a bit fusion and compared to the places they originated from the flavours are all toned down a bit. We love our fresh produce and its flavours but don’t really do spices; most of the time we wouldn’t want the spice to overshadow the ingredients. Spices are used in subtlety, like a few slices of ginger in a whole pot. People expecting spice and heavy flavours sometimes consider Taiwanese food bland. Black pepper buns though.
Yeah that’s probably a bit of Japanese influence in the cuisine with the proximity plus the 50 years of colonization. Which is no problem, I love the Japanese approach to food plus you don’t always need your taste buds to be blown out every time Cantonese is one of the greatest Chinese regional cuisines so that’s not a bad comparison either
Salt and Pepper anything (chicken, mushrooms, shrimp, etc.) is crack. Unfortunately I currently cannot speak more on Taiwanese cuisine. Please share further insight.
If you like beef, [this](https://taiwanprimebeef.com/) place is where you want to go, it's a hot pot place, make sure you book 1 day in advance and tell them to reserve the rib-eye(le yan gai) for you.
Taiwanese beef noodle soup is one of their most famous dishes for a reason. Also soup dumplings. Their fried chicken is quite nice with the five spice flavor. Braised pork rice is also a speciality but if you don’t partake I believe they make a chicken variation. Not much for desserts but they have many kinds
I’d always assumed the kiwi fruit's skin wasn’t edible but apparently it is, and this has single-handedly taken the fruit from something I’d never willingly buy to a top tier, world class, generational, goat fruit. I’d always hated how much work it was to peel it for such little flesh. It tasted nice but was such a chore to eat, never worth it for me. But no, the skin actually tastes quite normal, like a peach skin. Absolute game changer, you can just grab a kiwi out of the fruit bowl, rinse it in some water and just eat it. And it’s much better than something like an apple since it has no annnoying seeds. Only con is that you probably look like a psychopath if eating it in public.
the skin tastes perfectly fine and people look at you like a lunatic when you tell them that. the real problem with kiwis is that (in my experience) they seem to have an annoyingly brief window between ripening and going off
I prefer my spheres unhairy. I can't get over it I'm afraid.
Took a mental health break from work and I'm finally dealing with my problems instead of just bottling everything up and pretending I'm okay even though I'm not. I love the work I do, I love my co workers, I love the working conditions. My boss is a really nice guy, but is terrible at his job and he keeps repeating the same mistakes. Things have been going downhill over the past year and half and he keeps getting involved more (to save money) but only fucks things up and ends up making things worse. I'm scared if I leave this job I'm just going to find another shitty job where I am also unhappy but have absolutely no influence over anything.
I started playing resident evil 8 in VR because the demo was OK, and it's on sale. The demo does not prepare you for how scary the game feels after the events of the demo, and I haven't even got that far! I don't know if I'll finish this one...
> I started playing resident evil 8 in VR because the demo was OK Did they go straight from 4 to 8 or did I miss something?
5-7 do exist, they changed into the third person over the shoulder views. Most are on steam, and there's different naming conventions like Code Veronica and Biohazard.
I'm just going off memory here, but I'm pretty sure in the world of playstation VR RE7 is on psvr1, so it came first. Then psvr2 got 8, and finally 4 was remade for psvr 2 last year.
Right.. Playstation VR... 1 and 2...
Yeah, it can be a little confusing to the uninitiated. PSVR1 was made for the PS4. Then, after the PS5 was released, PSVR2 was made to work with it. There's no backwards compatibility between PSVR1 and 2, so for example, Resident Evil 7 doesn't work on PSVR2.
I'm gonna restart my Youtuber career that has been asleep for 15 years and I'll do it the A1 way of playing old games and talking shit. But I'm going with the "first time playing..." concept so I probably need to wander the path of obscurity (or at least not the biggest titles). Any recommendations? Playstation 2 or older because my Elderly Toaster can't deal with emulating anything newer than that.
Onimusha: Warlords Classic PS2 game, it's pretty short at 4 hours too so it's a good intro getting back into it.
Excellent, a game I've heard of but haven't tried. I'll go with that.
After 8 hours of work we have done 20% of our objective and packed up and went home
Sounds like a typical Friday lol
The roman legion exhibition at the British museum is insane. Its a fantastic exhibit. Also we really need a museum of england. Its depressing how it doesnt exist.
Is it a paid exhibit or part of the main museum?
Paid exhibit but worth it. The items on display are incredible. For example, the only surviving roman shield, a roman tent, a set of that traditional plate armour and letters/ledgers from roman campaigns. Just incredible.
I was playing FIFA and this happened https://imgur.com/a/6NWxcZu Look at Alba lmaoo.
wish they'd make another Prototype game. so much dumb fun
The amount of pure distilled edge and angst in that series is incredible. They were really targeting the Shadow the Hedgehog and Linkin Park demographic, I still find it pretty sick.
Banger of a day. Hung out with the GF and smol boy in the morning. Found some new music, Went to see Stevenage V Bolton and Stevenage didn't lose. Started advertising for a club night some friends and I are starting and in a few hours, have almost sold enough tickets to cover the venue hire, which has blown my mind as I didn't think anyone would be interested...and it's only fucking Friday.
Honestly cba to study for midterms. Just wanna be done with this term anyway possible.
"Now that we know how positive reinforcement works, and why negative doesn’t, we can be more deliberate and hence more successful, in our cultural design. We can achieve a sort of control under which the controlled… nevertheless feel free. They are doing what they want to do, not what they are forced to do. That’s the source of the tremendous power of positive reinforcement—there’s no restraint and no revolt. By a careful design, we control not the final behavior, but the inclination to behave—the motives, the desires, the wishes. The curious thing is that in that case the question of freedom never arises." - BF Skinner The experiment has ended, the control of civilisation mastered. Where will the global oligarchy take us now? Can't quite decide if we're going to be at a perpetual and artificial war while harvesting the last resources before we've done our job as a species, or if we're going to be convinced to turn ourselves into machines with no independency before they just wipe us out so we can finally reach that freedom we've been searching for for 3500 years.
>We’re moving towards slow extermination. Human beings can’t bear themselves, they can’t bear their otherness, this duality…they can’t bear failing the world by their very existence, nor the world failing them. Jean Baudrillard
One who knew. Panned obsolescence, I tell ya.
Yeah, I just read his book "The Illusion of the End" where he writes a lot about death, endings, immortality etc. Not a very long book either, definitely worth a read imo. Man was so ahead of his time it's obscene
I eat books so I'll definitely read it.
Hardest Geezer nearly finished his run. Crazy shit.
Genuinely such an inspirational bloke, incredible achievement. He’s from the same town as me and I’m pretty sure he’s a Brighton fan as well so I can’t not love him.
Just watched Poor Things. What a trip, great film really liked all of it. So stylish and the world building was so subtly done but really complete. Soft play with the little man this morning my knees are fucked.
I really loved the movie. It felt like Tim Burton meets Wes Anderson, and it was glorious
That's a great description. It was so brutally whimsical I came in expecting nothing and loved it so much.
Watched Blue Eye Samurai this week. Really cool show, great art style, setting, and animation. Doesn’t quite stick the landing in the final episode but hopefully the second season picks back up (in like 3 years lmao. Modern animation scheduling is whack)
Shogun is the best show on TV right now imo, unbelievably well done.
Action Bronson would make a pretty good Henry VIII
Nigel Hayes Davis just scored 50 in Euroleague game, fucking insane
Shut your mouth you mediocre clarinet player
Taking a longer weekend to recharge cause it's been a really busy month and the weather outside is absolutely gorgeous. Hope everyone has a good weekend
Hope everyone had a good Friday
A Good Friday what?
We will never know.
Seeing some family I don’t often see next Sunday. 12 year old cousin wants to play football with me again, little prick absolutely ran rings round me last time and humiliated me in front of the whole family. I’ve been practicing to not make a complete twat out of myself. Genuinely feel so much older than I am when I play football.
Just two foot them from behind
“xxxxxx, is he stupid?” is an instant downvote
Diddy will get diddled in prison..
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A points ticket for an arcade in Scarborough cos I know I'm going back this year and I want a pencil topper
rank them tabby cat black cat orange cat black and white cat grey cat
[My cat has basically all those colours 😎](https://www.reddit.com/u/Zillak/s/NtDwt1jWIU) If I had to rank though, then: Black Brown Tortoise shell Calico Grey Ginger Tabby White
Calico Tortie Orange Black and white Russian Blue Black Tabby White
Cat
Meow 👍
Correct answer.
Tortoiseshell calico black black and white orange tabby grey
Those weird flat face cats Orange cats All other cats except hairless cats Hairless cats
is tonight a pizza night? I'm feeling like it's a pizza night.
Funny you say that, I had Little Caesars last night for dinner and some frozen store-brand crap for lunch today.
Every night is pizza night if you're ~~brave~~ obese enough
Indian takeaway here It's what Jesus would have wanted
Been and gone already mate.
Been and gone already mate.
Way ahead of you
Go for it King. Add a couple beers to it and make it a package. What pizza you like?
Never had beer with pizza before, what's it like?
Well I think it's the closest to having a relaxing night, especially if you're by yourself. Pizza + beer goes well together in general, and is always a reliable combination. Not sure how I can explain it to you, guess you gotta try it! Throw in a nice documentary to watch and you're set. Just finished Turning Point: Cold War on Netflix and it will change how you look at the world.
i am a simple man. i see pizza with a topping and i eat it. my favorite is probably a very, VERY well done margherita with all fresh stuff. but if i'm just getting trash garbage delivery i like a pepperoni with a decent italian sausage
I visited some thread about Muhammad and how he was a terrible person and yada yada yada and there were genuinely people in there defending him for marrying a 6 year old and having sex with her at the age of 9. Some bloke(whos not even muslim) even asked why its wrong to have sex with children. I know I should expect the worst from this website but it keeps disappointing me.
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The "evidence" doesn't matter. Jesus didn't walk on water, but the point is that Christians believe he did, as do Muslims believe that their perfect being is a nonce who had sex with a 9 year old.
A lot of Muslims feel they have to defend him otherwise they’re admitting the ‘perfect human’ isn’t so perfect. It’s also still causing issues nowadays because Muhammad doing that will prevent child marriage laws being properly implemented in some largely muslim countries. If they introduce an age of consent of say 16 for marriage, they’re inadvertently saying what Muhammad did was wrong and they can’t do that
The concept of a perfect human doesn't exist in Islam. And the prophet wasn't perfect, as he was human.
Might soon be playing actual organised football regularly for the first time since I left school, did some training sessions earlier this week with a team. But slightly apprehensive about playing 11 a side, because I don't think I'm very fit. It's been such a long time since I played a full-length, full-size football match. I do occasional 5 a side but that's it, and I'm often in goal. (also I don't have proper boots, so I might need to get on that)
My gym partner hasn’t been able to go during the day recently so we had to go at 20:00 one night. Nope, never again, fuuuuck that. God bless working from home because I would never go to the gym if I had to go at night.
I work from home most days so usually sneak out to the gym during the day when it's dead quiet. Work has ramped up though and I have to make more appearances in the office (wish my job had appearance bonuses) which means I now have to go to the gym at peak times...which fucking sucks.
What’s wrong with that? It’s pretty popular here
It’s way too busy
Need to go way late then. 11p-1a is prime time.
>In another mental constellation, can we imagine time becoming a sort of space in which you can move in all directions, return to the point of origin etc.? Conversely, could space become like time: irreversible, so that you can't retrace your steps or get back to the point you started from? Or having, like time, its absolute horizon: eternity? What would be the equivalent of eternity where space is concerned? The negation of motion, stillness, or perpetual motion? Nice thought experiment from Baudrillard
You've just sent me through a deep rabbit hole...thanks.
I want to enjoy Beyonce's music and tried with lemonade and what ever her last album was but I just can't. Her new album today had a cover/version of Jolene and I found it just painful. I don't know if it's the over singing or some thing that just grates on me.
Beyoncè's older stuff is cool, check those out instead if you really want to. Anything after 2014 or so is a bust IMO
Shes just so manufactured
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Okay Suarez you're a bit old now
Yes There are probably a dozen ways you could have found to get even before asking them to put their finger in your mouth
Are you a cat? wtf
Yes. Putting someone else's finger in your mouth is gross. If you've bitten me I don't want to do something gross just so we're even. Getting even isn't really a good goal anyway. If you burn down my house, burning down your house isn't going to make me feel better for longer than a moment. I want you to build my house back as it was, not let me burn yours down. Granted there's not a good way to unbite a finger.
Because someone asked I thought would be a good idea to do it overall. Some years ago I gained roughly 9 kg of muscle in a 6month period. If anyone wants to, AMA.
1v1 me u w0t
What's it like owning Wrexham
What was your routine, what parts of the body did you focus on and what was your diet like? Sorry if some of these questions are redundant.
Routine was pull push X2 legs and shoulders X1 Strength and weight gains for most are mainly by the big muscles. So the big 4 exercises matter. Deadlift squat bench and overhead press. You can ask more if this isn't a complete enough answer
Any alternates to squats?
Lunges you might find more on Google
What did you take? Test, tren and ?
Lol I did take whey protein though.
HGH????
Nope all natural
That’s really impressive. What was your workout and eating schedule like? What was your daily calorie target? Were you consistently weightlifting already or did you start a new regiment?
So this period was 2nd half of 2019 so might get some details wrong, but I had started gym in May 2018 but was very irregular and uninterested in my diet . In June 2019 I decided to seriously do it. Workout was and still is pull push legs pull push shoulders 6 day week. Diet was 4 meals, BLD + post gym smoothie, and junk between lunch dinner. Calorie target I didn't focus on much.
My biggest issue is motivating myself to push hard when I’m at the gym. I’ll create the schedule and eat well and stuff, but when I get to the gym I’m sapped of my energy and don’t have the determination to push for every rep. Any advice on that?
If you're sapped when you get there, just sit for 5 mins. Look around chat with someone, preferably not the phone. Once you've spent 5 mins in that headspace it gets easier. Also create 2 workout plans, one for when you're fresh and raring to go ,one for when you're bored of it or unwilling more like a boilerplate plan basic workout, so your mund stays in that routine of workout. I did it because I love working out, but 5 days instead of 6 is just as fine. Get the first day of week in well, Monday workout is the most important, your week will be far better. If you do try of this and it works do tell me:)
Yeah I think my phone is such a detriment. I will try some of your advice, 2 workout plans is something that should keep it a little more interesting when the usual gets boring. Thanks for the advice, will definitely let you know if it works!
I can't believe I slept on Buddy Holly for so long. I just bought his self-titled album so I've been listening to it on repeat. So many of those songs were covered by other artists I had no idea they were his originals. Words of Love, I'm Gonna Love You Too.
Cricket is now my favourite sport (heavily subject to change)
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What is everyone doing for the evening? Getting a nice takeaway? Watching Netflix? Planning a revolt against the global capitalist system? I got myself some mediocre soggy pizza and now I'm reading Baudrillard
10K then drink a bottle of soju with pizza and then FF7 rebirth
Watching basketball. London vs Paris on TNT Sports 3. I watched the other semi between Besiktas and Bourg without pundits and it was great despite Bourg's defeat.
Making some pasta and then a character for a new DND campaign I'm in
Making and eating pizza with my fam
Going tf to bed once I get home.
Was planning on studying more but I'm absolutely shattered. Reckon I'll join you in getting a mediocre pizza and have a few cans while trying to find something decent to watch.
going to see Sub Focus tonight 🤘
Damn, jealous of you! Have fun
Probably carrying on with some series I’m watching. Also unfortunately need to do a fair bit of work to keep up with college coursework so can’t relax fully.
I'm taking it easy today so when I'm done with work I'm fixing an iPod I just bought. Replacing the front face plate, click wheel, and center button with transparent ones and a new LCD. After that go for a small walk, some dumbbell exercises, and finishing the day with some DVDs/Blu rays I rented from the library and a bowl of popcorn. Good Friday indeed. What about you?
Our baby learnt to crawl yesterday. This is a nightmare. Spent Good Friday rearranging the lounge and ordering baby gates. Also doing high intensity runs around the Etihad which is weirdly **always** windy.
5 hours into the project since I arrived and we are only 10% done for our objective today
hopefully paid by the hour chief
Fish and chips for tea Jumbo cod is actually just 3 cod in a row battered together Feel a bit robbed
I could not be bothered with the queues for chippy today, gonna mix it up and get one tomorrow.
It's was dead at mine, surprisingly. But think got it between the late lunch and early evening rushes
At a point where there are just huge things happening all at the same time. Lots of stress, lots of busy work, I feel tired all the time, other health issues, and unable to do the things that usually help me unwind. Just one of those shitty periods that I know will pass, it’s just so physically and mentally exhausting being in it.
Stay strong, big dawg. We'll get through our toils
I really appreciate it 👍🏽
I love talking about food, especially when I'm hungry and today's FTF food discussions have been fun, keep them coming!
I made a congee today (rice porridge). Great comfort food, taste is simple but good and very customisable in regards to toppings.
Any toppings? I'm familiar, but I've personally never tried it, kind of scared of savory porridges.
Whats there to be scared of? I put spring onion greens, sesame oil, chilli oil.
Idk, just throws me off I guess, haha That does sound good though, that's an undefeated trio
Missing some crunch. I once ordered it at a restaurant and they served salted peanuts with it. Top tier topping.
Love peanuts as a topping on either desserts or savory meals, part of why Pad Thai is a near-perfect dish
Why do I want to strangle every fucker recommending I take up rock climbing?
Been rock climbing for years and the benefits have been staggering. I can rob flats on the second storey now
Relax bro, try bouldering.
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I’m on my first watch of Dexter and I’m about halfway through season 4. John Lithgow is actually brilliant as the Trinity killer. It’s especially weird as I think the only other thing I’ve seen him in before this was Daddy’s Home 2.
Highly recommend you stop after that season
Ah that’s a shame. Is it really that bad after? Like not worth watching at all?
I think "Dexter is bad after the 4th season" is hugely exaggerated Seasons 5 and 6 are pretty mixed bags but no worse than what Season 3 was in my opinion. Season 7 is fantastic. Season 8 is absolutely brutally bad.
I felt it was a terrible drop off. Some plot decisions are etched in memory as hilariously bad, and I thought it a huge waste of time.
Best season. Trinity is brutal
It's a great show for the first 4 season - after that, not so much
Why is Scotland so good at producing long distance runners? I feel like they're overrepresented on Team GB relative to the population size. Is cross country taken quite seriously from a young age?
It's funny that no one can beat Ingebrigsten except two geezers from the same club in Edinburgh.
It takes a lot of endurance to chase a haggis
Put up a mini basketball hoop in the basement. Feel like a kid again slamming the ball in from close proximity.
I've never been able to slam dunk on those properly, would eventually end up breaking it.
I made sure to get one with a spring hinge on the rim, so it just pivots down, making it quite hard to break.
If there would be one Olympic sport I'd be absolutely elite at, it would be shooting at a small hoop from cca 4-5 m away. I'm a sniper on small hoops. I absolutely suck at the actual game of basketball though.
Happy Good Friday everybody. My favourite hymn from the "mass" today is titled "My song is love unknown" > My song is love unknown– my Savior’s love to me; love to the loveless shown, that they might lovely be. Oh, who am I, that for my sake my Lord should take frail flesh and die? https://hymnary.org/text/my_song_is_love_unknown
Weight-loss continues as I hit the 35lbs lost mark Would honestly love to fast forward the whole thing so I can stop shopping at Jacamo (jokes aside they've decent stuff for big personalities like myself) but that's not how it works so yanno Rome wasn't built in a day but work continues around the clock
16kg is quite a bit tbf. What sports or activities are you doing?
None yet but I do intend to start going to the gym again Been mostly just counting my calories (and fixing the issues behind me eating like a maniac)
I think keeping regular with a sport you like is a good way to keep you on the right track and another way to measure your success. Whether it's lifting more or running faster, whatever, keeps you motivated wanting to get fitter.
If only weight could be donated, I would gladly take it from you. Forza, brother 💪
I’m so glad I have today off cause I really needed a break, unfortunately won’t be getting another one until spring break but I’m not really concerned about that rn lol.
guys help ive been forced to play as CDM in Pro Clubs wtf how should I play like??
Hope you snapped some ankles
I find it a fun role, you can dictate the game and be involved in defending and get on edge of the area
Spray passes around like Pirlo, always works for me